Monday, October 12, 2009

My parents have some close friends who recently gave Harper a gift that they brought when they came to visit this weekend. They said they had been looking for the perfect thing. They are from Oklahoma so they know Cowboys! They gave her this huge HORSE! (You remember Scott promised Harper a pony in the NICU)

And this little cowgirl outfit!

And these Cowboy boots - seriously are they not SO cute!!!!!

I want to dress her up and take her to the rodeo or the county fair.

This outfit is big so maybe next summer we will take her to the rodeo - JUST so she can wear this there. (and so momma can get a funnel cake). ha!

Love it!

Harper can be a cowgirl when she grows up if she wants.

or a ballerina

Or a princess

Or a teacher

Or a nurse

Or a doctor

Or a business woman

Or a stay at home mom

Or anything she wants to be!

We will proud of her no matter what!

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Colossians 3:23-24

I found this video by another little cowgirl, Taylor Swift, after I posted and I just had to add it on here. It made me cry. I hope the simple days I spend with Harper will make good memories for her. If you have a daughter (or a son) or a mom - try to watch this and not cry!

So cute! I love the verse you posted. That is such a good one. WHATEVER we are doing....do it for the Lord! Diapers, taking a crawling baby away from the cable box and DVD player for the 100th time... I am really enjoying your blog, I'm glad I found it!

Precious! She is so stink'in cute! I just bought Cilla a pair of Plum colored cowboy boots today! All Texan baby girls have to have some boots! I can't wait for her to wear them with her jeans and little dresses!!! Awwww...girls are too fun!

Hey girl! So I know we haven't met, but after being with Jenna this weekend, I totally FEEL like I know you. :) We had a blast and I just want you to know that the words "I wish Kelly could be here" were uttered approximately 1,274 times.

totally in tears after about 50 seconds. Love this and Taylor Swift. Our babies are growing, my 1st baby will be 13 this month. Wow, time flies, and Aidan will be 8 months. Oh my, I am feeling the strong urge to have another baby, but then I think how hard it is with working.

Love that song, and have not seen the video! Being a parent is so fulfilling! Addie told me the other day that we were BEST friends b.c we make each other happy!! My heart is full everytime I think of her saying that! (Now if she will just remember that when she is a teenager HA)! YOu are going to LOVE it when Harper can talk to you!!!

Yes, EVERY moment we are making a memory for our children- I need to keep this at the forefront of my mind, next time I'm feeling frustrated or even just distracted. Beautiful video clip- and beautiful Harper- as always!Bless you KellyClaire

Oh how I love Taylor Swift! Thanks for that Kelly, I have 2 teens and a 7 year old. The big girls know everything and are now thinking I embarass them:( I hope they look back and feel good like she does in that song:)

I LOVE Taylor Swift! That song is one of my favorites off her Fearless album. She is such a good example of what a teenager should be! That song is amazing, she wrote it for her mom, and it gets me every time! Thanks for posting. Have a great week (:

Awww, how adorable is Harper in that little outfit. Too cute!! And what a nice gift. I remember reading back then about your husband promising Harper a pony. :) It almost makes a little choked up to think how far y'all have come since then. God works in such amazing ways. I always loved the church hymn "Count Your Blessings". Do you know that one? I can hear the words being sung right now.

I love funnel cakes too! I blogged about them a couple of times now. I just cannot talk about them enough. Ha!

Awww! Carlie had that same outfit when she was a little older than Harper! She wore it to the "Hogskin Festival" in Hampton, AR in 2004! She wasn't quite 2 years old! It brings back such sweet memories! Now my little princess is SEVEN....and wants to dress like Hannah Montana!! Enjoy it now!!

WAY cute outfit!Harper is adorable! Funny that you would post that video today,I just blogged about my husband and I going to a Taylor Swift Concert.Saw her mom and dad there as well.Love that song!Have a blessed week!

So Harper looks TOO cute as always! SO this video had me and my best friend balling in the car one day as we thought about our moms and getting ready to graduate. It was ESPECIALLY hard because we were at the point where we were going to leave our moms for school and WOW! My friend said this is so sad and I was like "Uh-Huh, whatever" and then it went on for about 60 seconds and it was SO my mom and I and I balled, just balled lol! I actually listened to it today on my ipod and it just makes me love and appreaciate my mom even more! Thanks for sharing!~Kassandra

Holy Cow! Could that post be any sweeter! That baby is growing up to be such a little sweetheart! Makes me think fondly back on my own 9 month old baby girl days! Thought of y'all this weekend as the Arkansas-Auburn game came on TV even all the way out here in SoCal! I knew of at least one place where the pig calls would be loud and proud!

YOur lil cowgirl is just precious. So funny that I posted this Taylor Swift video on my facebook earlier today! I discovered the song after the twins and I spend the day with my parents best friends in Stuttgart a few weeks ago. As we left their house, my "Aunt" Betty started crying and said she'd had the best day with us and that I had to listen to this Taylor Swift song. I love TS.

I love that song!!! The first time I heard it was when I was driving home for Gulf Shores this summer. I was listening to the whole cd all the way through, for the first time, and had to pull over because I was just pouring tears. It makes me think of my mom and hope that London will feel so fondly of me one day!

Oh my goodness...I seriously have that EXACT outfit, which seems weird since it looks hand made only mine is done w/ pink handkerchiefs...werid! And today I put my daughter in a western shirt and have been sing "I wanna be a cow(girl) baby!" All day. This post was too perfect today! Your little girl is so cute I love all that she does and wears!

Oh. My. Word. I SO NEEDED to read this post today and watch that precious video. I couldn't stop crying. Being a mommy is the most rewarding and challenging title a woman could ever have.

Sweet Harper is just soo stinkin' cute. Love the cowgirl outfit. You're such an inspiration to me and so many others. One day Harper will be amazed at how amazing of a woman you are, Kelly. Keep up the good work!!

Oh my goodness... I dont think I can handle that video today. Have you ever had a day when you just look at your kids and love them so much it scares you..you even cry a little. Well today was one of those days. I know how full my heart is..can you imagine the love our Lord has for us! Simply Blessed~

Hi, Kelly:)first and fore most, Harper is strikingly beautiful... its also evident that her mother is too! :) I really enjoy reading your blogs... I am new to this blog world lol, but I really like the fact that you are extremely devoted to God, Life is non existend without God. There is a reason why we are here. But Sometimes I feel That I have a dilemma :S but sometimes I feel that I dont... well I will be posting a blog right now if you get a change feel free to read it, I would like your advice you seem to understand.

I almost made it through without crying- until the end when she start talking about her dad and brother. Ugh! I needed to hear this today cause seeing that, (and the reason I cryed), made me realize how fast the time is going to go by! It's so hard to believe that my almost 15 month old will be a 15 yr old soon! :( Loved it.

Aww how cute in her cowgirl outfit!Oh and the video-so sweet. I do not have kids right now (TTC) but the video reminded me of me growing up with my family :-). I thank the Lord for such a loving Christian family. Thank you for sharing that.

My "babies" are now 26 and almost 21 years old. I am proud to say that I am the Mother of 2 beautiful young women who have grown up to be not only my daughters, but my best friends!! Taylor's video brought tears to my eyes, thinking about the wonderful times I have spent with my own daughters over the years. And the many great times that we have ahead of us to still share with each other!!! Thanks for sharing. Harper looks adorable in her cowgirl outfit. Love & blessings from NC!

Oh my word. Let me just say that I love that outfit, that horse and Harper of course!!

I LOVE Taylor Swift!!! And that song is without a doubt my favorite song of hers. I can't listen to it without crying and last time I checked my itunes count I'd listening to it over 200 times. However, I cry every time I listen to the song not because I have the kind of family Taylor has, but because I don't. I pray every day that someday when I have children... that I have a great relationship with them. And that's why I listen to that song. To help remind me what families are SUPPOSED to be like. Because I don't have a very clear example of that in my life.

I LOVE the outfit and we just love Taylor Swift...such a sweet video and tribute to her mom. I hope my kids can say that some day...I really do. Some days it's SO hard to be a good mom, feeling like a failure, but most days it's all good and they bring such joy to our lives. God bless your sweet family, I just love your blog and your southern accent is just darling. I'm from MI so we don't have cool accents like you do! :O)

OH.MY.GOODNESS.WAY-TO-ADORABLE-FOR-WORDS ALERT!!!! She is soooo cute in that...just when I think she can't possibly have a cuter outfit...she does! :-) Hope it fits next year...I've seen outfits similar to that in stores but not the boots and that's what makes it! Thanks for starting my day off on a good note! Have a good day! :)

The first time I heard that Taylor Swift song I cried everywhere! I didn't have a good relationship with my mom growing up (long story), and then she died when I was 18. My heart always grieves what we didn't have and what we won't ever have - and I miss her so. God blessed me with a beautiful little boy recently and I adore him to pieces. I hope to be the great things to him that I remember my mom being and even more. My heart SO longs to have a daughter too. Perhaps God will allow that to happen someday. In the mean time, I hope Tommy and I have some of the "best days" together.

I love seeing your heart on your blog Kelly. You are such a sweet and tender woman and such a wonderful, wonderful mom. God gave Harper the biggest blessing of you.

Thank you so much for posting this and sharing your life! I love seeing your precious little Harper. What a doll!

My husband and I just found out we're pregnant (Praise God!) and this certainly turned on my waterworks! I have so many memories like that with my mama, and I hope our baby will have the same with me and my husband.

I cried because my daughter used to tell her friends, when she was in jr high and high school, that her best friend was her mom....and she is now 22 and is talking about marriage. Harper will be there before you know it. She is so cute...and I hope she tells everyone you are her best friend, too.Side note...my son works with the youth ministry at 1st Baptist in Hendersonville, TN - where Taylor Swift if from. Lots of the kids know her and her brother and they say she is the real deal. The town was proud to claim her after the Kanye West incident. Classy girl at a young age.

SO funny you posted this song to your site. My daughter and I sing it all the time. My mom actually told me about the song and how it reminded her of me when I was little. The song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it! The memories we make today will be soooo important to our kids tomorrow! Have a great day!Chele

Sweet video! I live in TN in the same town as Taylor. I've seen her with her mom around town and they seem so close. Very cool. I LOVE having daughters, and I just pray they will be able to say, one day, that I am the strongest person they know! Oh, I dislike commenting on these posts, but just had to say something. Yikes!

Aww! When I was little, i was addicted to these red cowboy boots. I would fight my mom over taking them off, and wore them to school, and bed, and..everywhere! I also told her I wanted to be a cowboy when I grew up. She said, "Now Sarah, God made you a girl, so you can't be a cowboy." I said-"Well, I wanna be a cowboy-girl, then"! LoL. I love this stage!Love the scripture too! Oh so true!((hugs & blessings))

Any chance you know the brand or where I can buy those shoes? I've been to every boutique in my area and can't find them anywhere. They are the perfect addition for a christening gift that I am hoping to give in two weeks.